U.S. Capitol Attack
The timeline of events and investigations around the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017.
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017.
Oath Keepers 'concocted plan for armed rebellion' on Jan. 6: Prosecutor
Oct 03
  • Ginni Thomas appears in person for interview with Jan. 6 committee
  • Jan. 6 committee postpones hearing because of Hurricane Ian
    • Susan Walsh/AP, FILE
    Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 23, 2022.
    Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 23, 2022.
    Next Jan. 6 hearing may be 'more sweeping' as members weigh criminal referral: Schiff
    Sep 25
  • Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem reveals he sat for Jan. 6 interview
    • Chris Seward/AP

    Latest January 6 video

    Latest January 6 video

    Homegrown: Standoff to Rebellion.
    Homegrown: Standoff to Rebellion.
    Homegrown: Standoff to Rebellion
    Jan 05
  • 24 Hours: Assault on the Capitol
    • ABC News
    October 03

    Oath Keepers 'concocted plan for armed rebellion' on Jan. 6: Prosecutor

    Five members of the Oath Keepers are facing charges of seditious conspiracy.
    October 03
    Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017.
    September 30

    Conservative activist questioned for Capitol riot investigation

    Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, testified before the House Committee amid questions about her role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
    September 30
    VIDEO: Conservative activist questioned for Capitol riot investigation
    September 29

    Ginni Thomas appears in person for interview with Jan. 6 committee

    Her attorney has said she wanted to "clear up any misconceptions."
    September 29
    Virginia Thomas, conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, leaves for a break during a closed-door meeting with House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, September 29, 2022 in Washington, DC.
    September 29

    Ginni Thomas testifies before Jan. 6 committee

    Ginni Thomas, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife, testified behind closed doors about her emails to overturn the 2020 election with lawmakers.
    September 29
    VIDEO: Ginni Thomas testifies before Jan. 6 committee
    September 29

    Capitol riot jury picked for 1st seditious conspiracy trial

    A jury in Washington has been selected in the seditious conspiracy case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates
    September 29
    Thomas Caldwell of Berryville, Va., a defendant charged with seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, arrives at the federal courthouse, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    August 06

    Secret Service hands agents' phone numbers to Jan. 6 committee: Sources

    The committee can now determine which agents' call records they want to review.
    August 06
    A Secret Service agent stands by after Marine One at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., July 10, 2022.
    September 28

    Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to more than 7 years in prison

    D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone, who was assaulted on Jan. 6, spoke about his attacker in court, recalling thoughts of being “torn apart or shot to death.”
    September 28
    VIDEO: Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to more than 7 years in prison
    September 27

    Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 7 years in prison

    sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
    September 27
    VIDEO: Jan. 6 rioter sentenced to 7 years in prison
    September 27

    Denver Riggleman on Jan. 6 investigation: ‘The data belongs to America’

    ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Denver Riggleman about his new book, “The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th,” and his role in the investigation’s early work.
    September 27
    VIDEO: Denver Riggleman on Jan. 6 investigation: ‘The data belongs to America’
    September 27

    Jan. 6 committee postpones hearing because of Hurricane Ian

    The storm is expected to make landfall in Florida Wednesday afternoon.
    September 27
    An image of former President Donald Trump is displayed during the third hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building, on Capitol Hill, June 16, 2022.
    September 27

    McConnell and Republicans back Senate's post-Jan. 6 election reform bill

    The bipartisan legislation was voted out of committee on Tuesday.
    September 27
    Chairman Sen. Amy Klobuchar Sen. Roy Blunt and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell attend a Rules Committee Meeting on Reform the Electoral Count Act at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, Sept. 27, 2022.
    September 27

    Jury selection begins in Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 conspiracy trial

    Jury selection is underway in the case of five members of the Oath Keepers charged with conspiring together to thwart the transition of presidential power on Jan. 6.
    September 27
    Jury selection is underway in the case of five members of the Oath Keepers charged with conspiring together to thwart the transition of presidential power on Jan. 6.
    September 27

    Jan. 6 committee hearing postponed because of Hurricane Ian

    The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol postponed Wednesday’s planned hearing because of Hurricane Ian, sources told ABC News’ Katherine Faulders.
    September 27
    VIDEO: Jan. 6 committee hearing postponed because of Hurricane Ian
    September 27

    Jury selection begins in Oath Keepers' Jan. 6 conspiracy trial

    The trial could be the DOJ's toughest test yet in their investigation of Jan 6.
    September 27
    Members of the Oath Keepers militia group, including Jessica Marie Watkins, left, who has since been indicted by federal authorities for her role in the siege on the Capitol, stand on the east front steps of the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
    September 27

    Maine man convicted of 11 charges stemming from Capitol riot

    A Maine man who joined rioters at the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of 11 charges including assaulting, resisting or impeding police officers
    September 27
    September 27

    What to expect from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

    The committee teased that the public will learn new things about the attack on the Capitol.
    September 27
    VIDEO: What to expect from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing
    September 26

    Wisconsin's top Republican sues to block Jan. 6 subpoena

    Wisconsin’s Assembly leader was subpoenaed to testify before the House committee
    September 26
    FILE - Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos talks to the media after Gov. Tony Evers' State of the State speech at the state Capitol on Feb. 15, 2022, in Madison, Wis. Vos filed a lawsuit Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, to block a subpoena ordering him to testify before the House committee investigation the riots on the U.S. Capitol last year to discuss a conversation he had with Donald Trump about overturning the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)
    September 26

    Next Jan. 6 hearing may be 'more sweeping': Schiff

    Ahead of the House Jan. 6 committee's next hearing, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, members on Sunday offered a small preview of what is to come.
    September 26
    Ahead of the House Jan. 6 committee's next hearing, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, members on Sunday offered a small preview of what is to come.
    September 25

    Next Jan. 6 hearing may be 'more sweeping' as members weigh criminal referral: Schiff

    "It will tell the story about a key element of Donald Trump's plot."
    September 25
    Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 23, 2022.
    September 24

    'Fighting fit': Trial to show Oath Keepers' road to Jan. 6

    It’s been a long road to the upcoming Capitol riot trial of the group's leader.
    September 24
    FILE - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, center, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017. Hundreds of pages of court documents in the case against Rhodes and four co-defendants, whose trial opens with jury selection Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, in Washington's federal court, paint a picture of a group so determined to overturn Biden's election that some members were prepared to lose their lives to do so. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)